It's not too late to register for "Crafting the Future/NWPR Conference"
AIA Japan and Committee on Design welcome you to the 2011 Joint Conference of AIA Northwest & Pacific Region and AIA Committee on Design. It is a conference in two parts; one can register for either or both parts. It is open to any AIA member, their spouses, partners, children, and anyone who may be interested in our theme, "Crafting the Future". Learn more at www.aia.org/craftingthefuture.
Knowledge Scholar Reporting from the CRAN Symposium
With so much focus on getting information through the various sites on the internet, it's easy to feel like we can sit at home and learn right through our computer. There's some truth to this, but I'd like to pose this thought, some things just won't ever replace the experience of attending an event in person. We can watch a concert on YouTube, but we aren't sitting in the front row feeling the vibration of the drums through our feet. Read entire blog entry. Read Knowledge Scholar, Brenda Nelson, Assoc. AIA's profile.
Complete Your AIA KnowledgeNet Profile and You Could Win an iPad2!
Complete your AIA KnowledgeNet profile by December 15, 2011 and submit the entry form via email to be entered to win a 16GB iPad2 with Wi-Fi. Learn how to complete your profile in 10 minutes on the drawing homepage. Keep in mind the AIA KnowledgeNet enhanced member directory helps you search for future partners, current colleagues and past classmates. If you have any questions, please contact knowledgecommunities@aia.org.
Civic Engagement as an Emerging Professional - A Few Ideas for Self Starters
Meet Ashley Hand, Assoc. AIA -- The recently elected Mayor of Kansas City did something quite unusual when he opened up all of the city boards and commissions to public applicants. Typically reserved for political paybacks, this gave the city an entirely new pool of potential members to consider and is part of the mayor's strategy to create a sustainable civic leadership. The local AIA component actively promoted applications and I was not going to miss the opportunity to serve my new city. Read entire blog entry.
Chicago Artists Month show women architects doing other things
Contributed by Lira Luis, AIA
Chicago architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “The mother art is architecture.” Out of this art are several offsprings of artistic expression that richly contribute to the vibrancy of communities. Architecture, along with its allied arts, feed off of each other’s creativity. The Chicago Women In Architecture (CWA) will showcase this multi-faceted artistry of its industry by way of a retrospective, Architects Doing Other Things (a.DOT).
School Reconstruction in Columbia - After the Floods
Contributed by Jose Leonidas Mejia A
In 2010, more than 4,000,000 acres and 3,000,000 people in Columbia were affected by massive flooding as a result of the El Niño weather patterns. More than 300,000 homes and countless schools were destroyed. At more than $6.8 billion in overall damage, the country has not embarked on a massive rebuilding program that will include thousands of replacement school facilities. Read the entire article.
Fall 2011 - “Architecture for Health” Visiting Lecture Series
Contributed by George Mann, AIA
China’s population is estimated at approaching 1. 4 billion people in 2011. Along with a growing aging population, a large rural to urban migration, and a growing economy - the needs and expectations for appropriate and accessible quality health and hospital facilities in China are skyrocketing. The Fall 2011 “Architecture for Health” Visiting Lecture Series will focus on China. Leading experts from China as well as others who have had significant experience in completing successful projects in China, will share their knowledge and expertise during this semester long series on most Wednesdays at 11:30 am in the Wright Gallery. Download the schedule.
FREE CE Webinars from AIA Knowledge Communities
BIM Implications for Facilities Management
Friday, November 4, 2011, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET | Register today
The CAFM KC is pleased to present a prescient webinar exploring the implications of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to Facilities Management. Providing guidance for the 90-minute session is Dana "Deke" Smith, FAIA and Birgitta Foster, both from the executive leadership of buildingSMART alliance. Long entrenched in the development of BIM, Deke and Birgitta will share their insights to illustrate how architects as designers should design with a focus on how the facility is going to be maintained over its 100+ year life.
Residential Knowledge Community FREE Research Series Continues
This web seminar series explores the ways that architects use research to enhance the health, safety, social, economic and environmental performance of buildings as well as the experiences of housing residents. Past series topics include Research in Practice; Greening Housing Research; Researching Resiliency. All webinars will be available on the AIA National YouTube channel.
Affordable Housing Research
Monday, October 24, 2011, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET | Register today
There are a new series of resources to support evidence-based design of affordable housing and public and private initiatives to improve the quality of work-force housing. Participants will learn about informational resources being developed by HUD and other federal agencies and the way in which national intermediaries and leading practitioners are applying research to their work.
Healthy Homes Research
Monday, November 7, 2011, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET | Register today
Experts will explore the many connections between the design of homes and the health of residents. Speakers will discuss the impact of indoor air and water quality on health outcomes. The nature and cause of home injuries will also be explored. Participants will learn how to apply research to their practices in order to create healthy homes.
View complete webinar calendar.
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